Minoan ship 2000 B.C.During this period agricultural and handicraft products were gathered and distributed to the domestic and foreign markets. The exchange of products with distant countries was served by the perfectly organized shipping and the foundation of commercial stations in significant ports of the Mediterranean. Moreover, it is much likely that Minoans had taken over a part of the international transit trade also, thus transporting along with their own products those of other countries.Paintings that was found in Acrotiri in Thera (Santorini) show that Minoans used various types of ships.